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Netherlands trains now running on 100 percent wind power [View all]
http://www.aweablog.org/netherlandss-trains-now-running-100-percent-wind-power/[font face=Serif][font size=5]Netherlands trains now running on 100 percent wind power[/font]
Alexander Laska
January 6, 2017
[font size=3]A country that’s used wind mills since the Middle Ages has begun harnessing the power of wind to bring its transportation system into the future.
In a world first, Dutch railway company NS now runs all of its passenger trains on 100 percent wind energy. Roughly 600,000 people ride NS trains every day, and as of January 1, wind energy powers all of those trips.
The 1.2 billion kilowatt-hours of wind energy being used to power the trains – provided by energy company Eneco and drawn from projects in the Netherlands, Belgium and other Scandinavian countries – is enough to power every household in Amsterdam. But Eneco made a point of building new wind farms for the trains, sourcing from both domestic and international projects to help keep prices down for Dutch customers.
Impressively, Eneco reached the 100 percent goal an entire year ahead of schedule – proving how quickly the wind industry can rise to the occasion when given the opportunity.
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Alexander Laska
January 6, 2017
[font size=3]A country that’s used wind mills since the Middle Ages has begun harnessing the power of wind to bring its transportation system into the future.
In a world first, Dutch railway company NS now runs all of its passenger trains on 100 percent wind energy. Roughly 600,000 people ride NS trains every day, and as of January 1, wind energy powers all of those trips.
The 1.2 billion kilowatt-hours of wind energy being used to power the trains – provided by energy company Eneco and drawn from projects in the Netherlands, Belgium and other Scandinavian countries – is enough to power every household in Amsterdam. But Eneco made a point of building new wind farms for the trains, sourcing from both domestic and international projects to help keep prices down for Dutch customers.
Impressively, Eneco reached the 100 percent goal an entire year ahead of schedule – proving how quickly the wind industry can rise to the occasion when given the opportunity.
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